Bird-cage bottom



Dec '6, 1927.

H. Z IMMERMAN BIRD CAGE BOTTOM Filed Dec. 1, 1925 v F m Q M M n B 1 V m INVENTOR erman 4 TTOR/VEY Patented Dec. 6, 1927,

UNITED STATES.

. HYMEN zmMnnMAN, ornnw roan, me COMPANY, me, or BROOKLYN,

'N. Y as'sronon T ART CAGE MANUFACTUR- NEW- YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

BIRD-CAGE Borrom.

' Application liled'neeeniber 1, 1925. Serial m.72,425.

This invention relates to bird cages, and

particularly to that type wherein a drawer is provided which is adapted to-beinserted into and removed from the bottom of the cage. The invention contemplates the provision of a bottom for a bird cage of such construction as prevents theentrance of seed and droppings into places'whioh are difiicult to, reach for cleaning and contemplates further the provision in a cage of a strong, durable, slidable drawer-of good appearance, arranged to catch the dirt falling to the'bottom and -readily removable for b I be supported is provided with cleaning. 1 a

The various objects of my invention will be clear from the description which follows and from the drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved bird cage bottom and the drawer therefor, part of the bottom being broken away to show the underlying drawer, and

' Fig. 2 is a'vertical section of'the' same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1..

In that embodiment of my invention illus trated herein, the cage bottom is made preferably of two distinct pieces as and 11, which are suitably joined together to form a unitary structure The bottom section 10 a, preferably flat bottom surface, 12 which is upraised from the lowermost rim13 on rest a sufiicient distance to allow the drawer 14 to slide readily into and out of the cage bottom without interference with the object on which the cage may stand. An ornamental strengthening bead as 15 is preferably formed at the peripheral edge of the rim 13,- said head terminating in an upright wall 16 to which the cage supporting section 11 of the cage bottom may-be suitably attached. Said supporting section comprises the upright'wall'17 terminating at its upper end in the head 18 which serves to strengthen said wall. Outstanding inwardly from the bead 18 is the substantially horizontally disposed rim 19 which terminates in the preferably-upwardly inclined guard wall 20. It is intended that the body as 21 of the cage by the rim 19, preferably in contact with the lower part of the wall 20.

The width of the rim 19 that 'is, the overhang thereof inwardly of. the wall, ismade snfliorder to prevent which the cage bottom may" less width than that of cient to protect the drawer 14 at the narrowest portion thereof and -to prevent the entrance of extraneous matter between said drawer and the bottom 12 when the drawer is in its closed position, as will be more fully described hereinafter. It will be understood thatthe guard wall aligns and serves to maintain the cage body in proper position.

Difficulty has been experienced heretofore in the provision of drawers for cages of cross-sectional shape other than quadrilateral for the reason that the drawer has usually'been made substantially of the same shape and of the same diameter as the cage bottom into which it is usually inserted in dirt and waste matter from falling past the the bottom of the cage. This previous construction makes it necessary to out a slot in the cage bottom of the full width of the drawer to allow manipulation thereof. Such a slot extends, therefore, substantially 'around'half of the entire circumference of thereby weakens said the cage bottom and sides of the drawers into bottom to such an extent as to allow sagging v and change of position thereof, whereby the user is often unable to open or shut the drawer without damage thereto. Furthermore, previous constructions allow rotation of the drawer during its inward and outward movement and makes it difiicult to align' the drawer in its proper position.

To overcome these difficulties I have provided a drawer with a pair of substantially plane parallel distance less than the diameter or width of the cage bottom in which said drawer slides, and of lesslength than the greatest length of the drawer. It will be understood that the lessened length of' the sides 22 and 23 compared with that of the drawer is due to the intersection of the parallel vertical planes forming said sides with the remainder of the vertical drawer wall 30 which may be of any shape conforming generall to that of the cage wlth which it is used.

the aforementioned construction, I am enabled to shorten the slot 24 in the cage botsides 22 and 23 spaced apart a y'reason of tom considerably so that said slot is substantially less in circumferential length than half the circumference of the ca e bottom, and of the cage bottom.

The wall 17 of the cage bottom is thereby considerably strengthened, being cut open for a minor fraction of the length thereof. The ends 25 of the slot 24.- serve as guides for the drawerforcing said drawer to move in a straight line path for the major part of its movement. 5

In the preferred construction of my improved drawer, I provide a front 26 having a suitable rib pressed outwardly from the material thereof for strengthening and ornamenting said front, the width of said drawer front 26 being made suilicient to allow the ends thereof to project overthe upper and lower edges of the slot. 24: and said front being made of sufficient circumferential length to overlap the ends 25 of saidislot, whereby in the closed position of said drawer said slot is entirely concealed from view. Secured to the front 26 is the drawer proper consisting of a bottom 28 having suitable ribs 29 pressed downwardly there rom, and having a substantially upright wall 30 upstanding therefrom. The front portion 31 of said wall 30 is suitably secured to the drawer front 26, while the sides 22 and 23' of said drawer connect the said front portion 31 of the drawer with the rear portion of the wall 30.

Referring to Fig., 2 it will be seen that the ribs 29 projecting preferably downwardly from the bottom 28, rest on the bottom 12 of the section 10, when the drawer is near its closed position, andalso rest during movement thereof on the lower edge 32 of the slot 24, whereby material tilting of the drawer is prevented, said edge 32 and said bottom 12 lying preferably in the same plane. In the closed position of the drawer 14 the rim 19 ,of the cage bottom. section 11 extends in wardly sufficiently to overhang the sides 22 and 23 of the cagebottom and to prevent the passage of any waste matter ast the drawer and into the cage bottom. suitable knob or handle 33 is secured to the drawer front 26 whereby said drawer may be readily manipulated.

In removing the drawer for cleaning, the knob 33 is pulled outwardly, carrying pith it theentire drawer which is guided in its outward movement by the ends 25 of the slot 24 and prevented thereby from turning,said drawer resting during its movement on the bottom member 12 and on the lower slot edge 32. The drawer is replaced by inserting said drawer into the slot and pushing the drawer inwardly until the slot ends 25 engage the sides 22 and 23, whereafter said drawer is forced to move only in a straight line into its closed position. In said position an ornamental appearance is presented by the drawer front 26 not only by reason 0 the ribs 27 thereof but b reason of the fact that the slot 24 is entire concealed so that no ugly gaps are Laziness It will be seen that I have provided an 'eflicient, practical drawer of good appearance for bird cages adapted to catch all of the dirt falling into the lower part of thecage, whichdrawer may be easily removed for cleaning, which maybe readily manipulated, and which is constrained to come to rest in a predetermined operative position.

It is not intended that this invention be 1. In a bird cage, a bottom member including a flat bottom rim portion, an outwardly pressed bead at the outer edge of said rim portion, a drawer supporting bottom upraised from the under surface of said bottom member and a substantially upright wall having an opening of less circumferential length than that .of. half the circumference' of said Well, said opening being intermediate of the upper and lower. edges of said wall, and a drawer of the width of said opening arranged to slide in said opening and to be supported by said bottom and the lower edge of said opening, said loweredge being in the same horizontal plane, as the upper surface of the} drawersupporting bottom. v a 2. In a bird cage, a bottom section, a drawer member adapted to rest on said bottom section and comprising acurved back subtending less than 180, of the same radius. as the. inside cylindrical surface of said bottom section, comparatively short parallel plane sides, and a curved front of the same radius as the back and having ends projecting beyond said sides.

3'. In a bird cage, a drawer having plane sides anda partly circular base, the edges of said sides being chords of the remainder of theperiphery of saidbase, curved .end surfaces on said drawer each subtending. an an le less than 180 and having substantia ly the same radius of curvature-throughout, a front on said drawer secured to one of said end surfaces and extending past the upper and lower edges of the last mentioned en surface and past the juncture of said last mentioned end surface and the most forwardly points on'said sides, and a pressed sheet metal bottom member adapted to receive said drawer and having a lower portion for slidably supportigig said drawerand a cagesu rtin mem or at the u er art ofsaid bo t e m m e mber. pp

,4. In a .bird cage, a bottom section, an

'upraised central drawer supporting portion 'the front thereof and projecting beyond the ends of said flat sides and beyond the upper and lower edges of the drawer.

5. In a bird cage, a drawer comprlsing a flat bottom havin 'jconcentric circular ribs pressed downward y the easy sliding of comparatively short flat parallel sides, a back joining the rear extremities of said sides and having a surface other than plane, and a front extending between the front ends of said sides and having a surface of the same size and shape as the back.

.0. In a bird cage, having a slot in the lower part thereof of less width than the width of said cage, a drawer the extreme length of which is the same as, that of the diameter of the lower part of the cage whereby said drawer in its operativefposition reaches completely across said lower part, the width of which drawer is the same as that of said slot, said drawer being adapted to be passed through and to rest upon the lower edge of said slot, sides on said drawer of less length than the greatest length of said drawer, curved ends on said drawer each subtending less than 180 and of the same curvature as the lower part of the cage,

therefrom for allowing and means on the lower part of said cage projecting over said sides for protecting the space between said sides and the adjacent portions of saidcage.

7. In a bird cage, a prising a cage supporting section and a drawer supporting section, a substantially horizontal rim on said cage supporting section for engaging a cage body and maintaining said body in place, a guard wall upstanding from the inner periphery of said rim and of the diameter of the inside of the cage body and a wall integral with and depending from the outer periphery of said rim, said drawer section comprising a substantially flat horizontal rim adapted to serve as a support for the cage, an upright wall outstanding from the outer periphery of said rim and'in pressed engagement with the debottom section compending wall of said cage supporting sectionand a concentrically arranged drawer supporting bottom pressed inwardly from and in spaced relation to said rim, said drawer supporting section having a slot therein of less width than the width of said section adapted to receive-a drawer for'movement into and out of said last mentioned section. 8. In a bird cage, a bottom cage section comprising a plane drawer supporting botsaid drawer, a pair: of

tom spaced upwardly from the bottom of section, a substantially horizontal rim spaced above parallel to-and projecting over said bottom and a guard wall of the diameter of the insideof the cage at the inner extremity of said rim for'aligning and supporting the cage body, sai-d'bottom section having a slot thereinof less length measured directly between the endsthereof than the width of said section, wherein a drawer may be inserted, the lower edge' of said slot lying in the same plane as said drawer supporting section.

9. The combination with a cage bottom having a slot therein of less length'than the width of said bottom and including acage body supporting rim in spacedrelation to the lowermost 'part of said bottom, of a drawer adapted to slidein said slot and on said bottom, said drawer having arcuate ends each of the same curvature, and plane parallel sides, the length of saiddrawer being equal to the inside diameter of said cage bottom, said cage supporting rim overhanging said drawer a sufficient distance to pre-- vent waste matter from passing outside of the plane sides of said drawer, and into said cage bottom. i

10. In a bird cage, a cage bottom having a slot therein of lesswidth than the diameter oft-hat part of said bottom in which said slot is made, a drawer adapted to slide in said slot including a pair ofsides of less length than the'length of-said drawer, and a bottom having concentrically downwardly'pres'sed ribs therein to rest on the lower edge of said slot, apl'ane horizontal rim on said cage bottom, and a bottom surface pressed from said cage bottom inwardly and upwardly from said rim for supporting said drawer, said 'upraised bottom lying in the same plane as said slot.

11. In a bird cage, a cage ing a cage body su ing an upright wal of the bottom compris a cage supporting rim guard wall at the inner periphery of said rim, and. a drawer supporting section including an upright wall adapted to fit and to be secured diameter of the inside of the cage at the upper extremity of said wall, and a arranged I the lower edge of portmg section includsaid section having aslot therein of "allel sides spaced apart. a distance slig tly greater than the diameter of the inner pedrawer, the length of which is equal substanripheral edge of the cage supporting rim of tially to that of said cage bottom, including 10 said cage supporting section. a pair of sides of less length than the length 12. In a bird cage, a cage bottom and of said drawer and a rim on said cage sup- 5 drawer supporting section of substantially porting section slightly overhanging the the diameter of said cage comprising a cage sides of said drawer in the closed position of body supporting member and a drawer sup said drawer.

porting member having a slot therein, a HYMEN ZIMMERMAN. 

